Schweitzer: 'Warm regard for people of Iowa and New Hampshire'

12/2/12 12:01 PM EST

Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Sunday that he has "warm regard for the people of Iowa and New Hampshire" when asked what he thought about a 2016 presidential run.

"Look, again, it's way too early to talk about 2016," the Democratic governor said with a smile on CNN's "State of the Union." "I'm governor of Montana until January. At that point I'll no longer have a governor's mansion, I won't have a driver, I won't have security, so I'll have a little time on my hands. I think I did mention that I have a warm regard for the people of Iowa and New Hampshire."

He also jabbed Washington for already talking about the next election.

"Washington is so dysfunctional," he said. "Only Washington, D.C. is talking about 2016. The rest of this country, they're trying to create jobs, they're trying to get their kids off to school, they're trying to make payments on their house and car. Washington, D.C., 2016, completely out of touch."